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[ 1419] Ignorant Worldly Purchasers.
IN the Parable of the Supper,* 1.1 and the ghests that were bidden, we find one that had bought a Farm, and he must needs go see it, Another had bought five yoke of Oxen,* 1.2 and he must by all means go try them: strange Purchasers! What, buy a pig in a poke? Land and Oxen unsight, unseen: but we may read of another manner of Purchaser, and that a Woman too, Prov. 30. that first considered a Field, and then bought it; she cast up the price, considered the soyl, the tenure, the situation, then drives the bargain, and takes possession. Now the Wordly Purchaser buyes hand over head, considers not what he buyes. The voluptuous Epicure eats, drinks, and is merry, but he never looks after the reckon∣ing, that after all this he must be brought to Iudgment.* 1.3 The Drunkard swills and carowses, and rises up early to take his fill of Wine, never minding the shot, that there is Mors in olla, in the end it will bite like a Serpent, and sting like a Co••katrice.* 1.4 The Luxurious Man that spendeth his time in dalliance, little think∣eth that there is a sting in the tayl of his Wantonnesse,* 1.5 Nocet empta dolore vo∣luptas, that he is but as an Oxe to the slaughter, and a Fool to the correction of the stocks. The griping Covetous wretch that joyneth house to house, and Land to Land,* 1.6 making his barns bigger, takes no notice that he is but a Fool for his la∣bour, and shall be suddenly snatch'd away from all. All these and many more like these,* 1.7 poor Ignaroe's, take upon trust, and pay dear in the conclusion: Whereas the serious Christian sits down, casts up his charges, considers what it will cost him, to be Rich in this World, what his Honour and greatnesse will come to, and then purchaseth accordingly.